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Boys and Girls Educational Opportunities in Thailand: The Effects of Siblings, Migrations, School Proximity, and Village Remoteness

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  • Sara Curran

    (Princeton University)

  • Chang Chung

    (Princeton University)

  • Wendy Cadge

    (Princeton University)

  • Anchalee Varangrat

    (Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhom Prathom, Thailand)

Abstract

Within individual countries, the paths towards increasing educational attainment are not always linear and individuals are not equally affected. Differences between boys' and girls' educational attainments are a common expression of this inequality as boys are more often favored for continued schooling. We examine the importance of birth cohort, sibship size, migration, school accessibility for explaining both the gender gap and its narrowing in secondary schooling in one district in Northeast Thailand between 1984-1994. Birth cohort is a significant explanation for the narrowing of the gender gap. Migration, sibship size, and remote village location are important explanations for limited secondary education opportunities, especially for girls.

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  • Sara Curran & Chang Chung & Wendy Cadge & Anchalee Varangrat, 2002. "Boys and Girls Educational Opportunities in Thailand: The Effects of Siblings, Migrations, School Proximity, and Village Remoteness," Working Papers 304, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Office of Population Research..
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    1. Krittiya Kantachote & Nathakhun Wiroonsri, 2023. "Do elderly want to work? Modeling elderly’s decision to fight aging Thailand," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 57(1), pages 509-539, February.
    2. Martin Piotrowski & Yok-Fong Paat, 2012. "Determinants of Educational Attainment in Rural Thailand: A Life Course Approach," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 31(6), pages 907-934, December.

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    Thailand;

    JEL classification:

    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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